Michigan hospitals face new competition

St. John Health’s new Novi, MI, hospital, opening this month, and a Henry Ford Health System facility to begin business by March in West Bloomfield, MI, raises the question of whether other hospitals will be hurt by the competition. Given stagnant population trends, the two new hospitals and their competitors may find it hard to make money, experts say.

On Friday, the Detroit Medical Center should be part of the Vanguard Health Systems, capping months of work and a $1.5 billion deal that will bring new investment to the DMC's eight hospitals. Under the...

Though building and maintaining a successful and thriving hospital in today's healthcare environment isn't easy and challenges are numerous, cutthroat competition among providers isn't really one of them. But...